About Us – 2 Years On….
From Your hosts
Richard and Zoe
November 2024 represents two years into ownership of the camp.
The first 12 months of ownership still saw us both living in suburbia and continuing our full-time employment, navigating the sales of our properties back in Hastings and Palmerston North. However, late 2023, our properties were sold, and we finally had the opportunity to move down to Porangahau together and start planning and focusing on our dream – here at Bluebeach!
In this second year, we have made some significant improvements to the grounds. The entrance has had a massive revamp – old scrubby gardens have been pulled out, and the derelict office has had a fresh coat of paint and a new roof put on. We’ve fitted new railings and both gates have been replaced. Leaning trees in the camp have been felled and new garden areas have been developed and planted. 200 daffodil bulbs successfully bloomed this Spring and more will be planted next season – they provided a spectacular display!
The Manor has been quietly made available for accommodation, however, improvements are still continuing before we promote this as an option. We’re very proud of this serene and tranquil hideaway, with it’s tasteful décor and rampant garden. Enquiry is available.
We’re having fun completing another couple of casual accommodation options, and these will be marketed in the New Year!
Continuous improvements will carry on through 2025 and beyond! Guest reviews on our website assure us that we are getting this right, and we’re thrilled to have return bookings over the holidays. Living here is still a novelty – waking to the birds, the sheep and crashing waves – and blissfully no alarm clock!! The camp is our passion, it’s beginning to show, and we are investing heavily into making this little camp in Porangahau a special place to remember.
Why “BlueBeach”
There’s that time of day, when the sky is clear, and the sun is high
Looking down the beach as the waves recede –
When the wet sand magically appears blue….
BlueBeach!
Currently at BlueBeach
Powered Camp Site:
$20/night per Adult
Children 5 Years to 14 Years $10/night
Children under 5 stay free
Non Powered Camp Site:
$18/night per Adults
Children 5 Years to 14 Years $10/night
Children under 5 stay free
Cabins and larger family accommodation
currently under renovation.
Hot shower – $1 coin operated (5 mins)
Laundry – $2 coin operated
About Us – November 2022
From Your hosts
Richard and Zoe
It’s fair to say that when we purchased the camp back in November 2022, it was run down and needing lots of TLC! Together we have a vision and have been working towards being at the camp full time to start our journey of improving and beautifying this stunning spot….
Over the next decade, we intend to reinvest into the grounds and facilities to provide a real Kiwi camping experience, full of green spaces, edible gardens and various areas where campers can enjoy the peace and beauty that Pōrangahau offers.
Come and stay with us now, to enjoy the basics of what BlueBeach has to offer,
then return in the in the future to enjoy the full experience!
